Bag fastener



April 1 19.24.l 1,488,803

J. BREZIN |ET AL BAG FASTENER Filed July 14, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 1 1924. 1,488,803

J. BREZIN ET AL BAG FASTENER Filed July 14, 1921 2SheetsSheet 2 Louzl egon M 5 64Mb/im Patented'pr. l, 1924.-.

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JOSEPH BREZIN' AND LOUIS BER-50N, OF PHLADELPHA., PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOBS vOJE ONE-THIRD T0 SAID JOSEPH EREZN, @INE-@HERB TO SAD LOUS BERZON, AND ONE-@HERB T0 V/"ILLIAF KSAKOFF, 0F PHLADELPHLBL, PENNSYLVANIA.

BAG FASTENER.

Application filed July 1%,

To all whom it may conce/m.'

Be it known that we, desert-r Benzin and Louis BnRZoN citizens of the United States, residing at Fhiladelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented a new and useful mprovement in Bag Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forni a part of this specification.

Qur invention relates to bag fasteners adapted to secure the overlapping portions of bags together. v

The object of our invention is to provide fastener so constructed as to permit its various parts to be assembled without tools and with a. minimum of labor with the result that a considerable saving in manufacturing costs is effected.

Further objects of our invention are to provide a fastener of simple construction which will present an attractive appearance and which will be etlicient in operation, easily operated, and proof against derangement of its parts and consequent stickingv or failure in operation.

A variety of bag fasteners have been produced heretofore, but in the majority of cases they are o-f complicated construction and although their individuati parts are more or less readily made, the assembly of the parts presents a diilicult problem requiring the use of tools and a high degree of skill, with the result that the cost ofthe assembly step in the process of construction is relatively excessive. Further, Athe present forms of fasteners are prone to get out of order with the result that their operation becomes diiicult or impossible.

n accordance with our invention, we produce a. fastener which may be assembled without the use of tools by unskilled hands and with great rapidity; at the same time a fastener is produced which, because of its simplicity, is proof against error in assembly, or derangenient,'or sticking of its parts in operation.

Having now indicated in a general way the nature of our invention, its purpose and advantages, we will proceed to a detailed description of a. preferred embodiment 1921. Serial No. 484,533.

thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings,` in which- 1 is an elevation of the upper portion of a hand bag embodying our invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a lock bolt and its carrying plate.

Fig. 3 is a yperspective view of a casing.

Fig. d is a perspective view of a retainer plate.

Fig. 5 plate. y

Fig. 6 is a view, partly in section7 of the complete fastener, in locked position.

Fig. 7 is a view, partly in section, of the complete fastener in unlocked position.

'F ig. 8 is a view looking upward at the bottoni of the fastener.

Figs. 9 and 10 are sectional views of a, modified form of our invention in open and closed positions respectively.

Fig. 11 is an inverted plan view Vof t-he modified forni partly broken away.

Fig. 12 is a plan view of the casing of the modified form.

Fig. 13 is an inverted plan of the bolt carrying plate of the modification partly in section.

The casing a, which may be of brass or any suitable material, is provided at each end with downwardly extending lugs b adapted to extend through suitable apertures in the overlying frame `c of the bag d and, when bent over aga-inst the under side of the frame, secure the casing to the bag.

The top of the casing is provided with a centrally located, longitudinally extending, narrow slot e and 'adjacent one end with a transversely extending slot The top adjacent lthe ends of slot f is raised to forni hiss g y rlhe curved locking bolt 7L is provided at one end with a hook z' adapted to engage suitable holding ineans and is secured at its other end to the under side of the bolt carrying plate j and centrally thereof. Obviously the locking bolt and plate may be formed integrally as shown in Figure 2.k The bolt carrying plate j is provided at one end with an extension bent into the forni kof a hook Zt' provided on its outside surface with a lug or protuberance m.

is a perspective view of a spring The retainer plate n is provided with a transversely extendingslot o adjacent one end with a centrally located longitudinally extending slot p, one end of which opens into the slot o.

The spring plate q is slit longitudinally and transversely to form the spring tongue fr which, in turn, is provided with a longi: tudinally extending slot s.

To assemble the various parts in their propel' relation, it is only necessary to place the bolt carrying plate on top of the casingivith the bolt 7L extending through the slot e and then hook i extending through the slot f between the raised portions of the top or lugs g, g. The retainer plate a is then inserted in the casing beneath the top, With the bolt extending through the slot p, and hook 7c is engaged in the slot 0, as shown in Figures 6 and 7.

The spring plate q is then placed in the casing beneath the retainer plate in such manner that the end of the spring tongue 1 will bear against hook /t' and the lug m with the bolt /t extending through the slot s. The Walls of the casing are then crimped as shown at z5, t, Figure 8, to secure the retainer plate and spring plate in the casing, the bolt carrying plate then is retained by the retainer plate and the assembly is coniplete.

The operation of the device will, it is thought, be apparent from an inspection of Figures G and 7 wherein it appears that the spring tongue r bears against the lug m in both the locked and unlocked position of the bolt 7L and tends to keep the bolt in one position or the other. The position of the bolt is shifted by manually raising or lowering the bolt carrying plate against the action of spring tongue r.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9-13, the slot c in casing a is extended to meet a transverse slot 0 and the intermediate plate a is dispensed with. ln this form the bolt carrying plate j is entered from the under side of the casing and hooks la prevent its passing entirely through slot 0 to engagement With the edge thereof.

The spring plate g', one end of which acts on the tail piece m formed at one end of the bolt carrying plate, is positioned Within the casing beneath the top thereof and may be secured to the top of the casing by lmeans of a rivet u.

y The operation of the modified device is similar to that of the device `of Figures l to 8 inclusive. The modified device is, however, simpler in construction and embodies fewer parts since the top of the casing is so formed as to perform the functions of the retainer plate which, as an independent element, may be dispensed with, and it will beunderstood in connection with the appended claims that the retainer plate need not be formed as a separate element, but may be formed as a part of the top of the casing.

Having now fully described our invention, What We claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. bag fastener con'iprising a casing. a bolt carrying plate, a bolt carried by said plate, a retainer plate adapted to engage said bolt carrying plate, and means adapted to yieldingly retain said bolt in locked and unlocked position.

2. A bag fastener comprising a casing, a bolt carrying plate, a bolt carried by said plate, a retainer plate adapted to engage said bolt carrying plate, and means to secure said retainer plate Wit-hin said casing.

3. A bag fastener comprising a casing, a bolt carrying plate adapted to overlie the top of said casing, a bolt carried by said plate, a retainer plate positioned beneath the top of said casing and engaging one end of said bolt carrying plate, and a spring plate secured in said casing beneath said retainer plate and adapted to yieldingly retain said bolt in locked and unlocked position.

a. A bag fastener comprising a casing, a bolt carrying plate, a bolt carried by said plate, a retainer plate positioned Within said casing, one end of which retainer plate engages with one end of said bolt carry ing plate, and a spring plate positioned adjacent said retainer plate and acting on the engaged end of said bolt carrying plate to maintain said bolt carrying plate in engagement With said retainer plate and to yieldingly retain said bolt in locked or unlocked position.

5. A bag fastener comprising a casing havingopenings in the top thereof, a bolt carrying plate adapted to overlie said casing, one end of said plate being hooked and adapted to extend Within said casing, a bolt carried by said plate adapted to extend Wit-hin said casing, a retainer plate within said casing adapted to engage the hooked end of said bolt carrying plate, and means for securing said retainer plate Within the casing.

6. A bagfastener comprising a casing having openings in the top thereof, a bolt carrying plate adapted to overlie said casing, one end of said plate being hooked and adapted to extend Within said easing, a bolt carried by said plate adapted to extend Within said casing, a retainer plate Within said casing adapted to engage the hooked end of said bolt carrying plate, and a spring plate secured in said casing beneath said retainer plate adapted to act to yieldingly retain said bolt in locked or unlocked position.

7. A bag fastener comprising a casing the top of which is provided With a longitudinal and a transverse opening, a bolt carrying plate having a hook formed at one end adapted to extend through the transverse opening in the top of said casing, a bolt carried by said bolt carrying plate adapted to extend through the longitudinal opening in the top of said casing, a retainer plate adapted to be inserted in said casing beneath the top, said plate being provided with a longitudinal opening for the reception of said bolt and a transverse opening for the reception of the hook on said bolt carrying plate, and a spring plate secured in said casing adapted to secure said retainer plate therein and act on said hooked extension to yieldingly retain said bolt in locked or unlocked position.

8. A bag fastener comprising a casing the top of which is provided With a longitudinal and a transverse opening, a bolt carrying plate having a hook formed at one end adapted to extend through the transverse opening in the top of said casing, a bolt carried by said bolt carrying plate adapted to extend through the longitudinal opening in the top of said casing, a retainer plate adapted to be inserted in said casing beneath the top, said plate being provided with a longitudinal opening for the reception of said bolt and a transverse opening for the reception of the hook on said bolt carrying plate, and a plate slit longitudinally and transversely to form a s rino tongue said )late bein T secured in C) D 7 2D the casing and acting to secure said retainer plate therein, and said spring tongue acting on said hook to yieldingly position said bolt in locked or unlocked posit-ion.

9. A bag fastener comprising a casing provided with an aperture in its top, a bolt carrying plate, one end of Which is adapted to extend through said aperture, said plate being adapted to bodily engage and bear direct-ly on the casing adjacent said aperture, and means adapted to maintain said plate in engagement With said casing and at the same time permit the movement of said plate to locked and unlocked positions.

10. A bag fastenerl comprising a casing provided with a transverse aperture in its top, a bolt carrying plate, one end of said plate being adapted to extend through said transverse aperture and provided with a stop adapted to engage said casing adjacent said aperture, and means adapted to maintain said stop in engagement with the'casing.

1l. A bag fastener comprising a casing provided with a transverse aperture in its top, a bolt carrying plate, one end of said plate being adapted to extend through said transverse aperture, a bolt carried by said plate, a stop on said plate adapted to engage the casing adjacent an edge of said aperture, and a spring bearing on the end of said plate adapted to maintain said stop in engagement with said casing and yieldingly retain said bolt in locked and unlocked position.

12. A bag fastener comprising a casing provided with a longitudinal and a transverse aperture, a bolt carrying plate, one end of Which is offset and adapted to extend through said transverse aperture, a bolt carried by said plate and adapted to extend through said longitudinal aperture, a stop on said plate adapted to engage said casing adjacent said aperture, and a spring Within the casing adapted to maintain said stop in engagement with said casing and to yieldingly retain said bolt in locked and unlocked position.

13. A bag fastener comprising a casing provided with an aperture in its top, a bolt carrying plate, one end of Which is adapted to extend through said aperture Within the casing, said plate being formed adjacent said end to bodily engage and bear directly on the casing adjacent said aperture, and means Within the casing adapted to bear on the end of said plate, maintain it in engagement With the casing, and yieldingly maintain it in locked and unlocked position.

In testimony of which invention We have hereunto set our hands, at Philadelphia, Pa., on this 11th day of July, 1921.

JOSEPH BREZIN. LOUIS BER-ZON. 

